N° 0089
£145
One of a kind. When it’s gone, it’s gone.
Antique French black and white original textile designs on paper dating of 1850-85 from a collection album of textile design which was in bad condition with pages torn and missing designs. Most probably designs for roller printed cottons.
"Polka Dot" Craze: The term "polka dot" and the associated fashion craze swept across Europe and North America in the mid-19th century, firmly associating the pattern with good times and the popular polka dance.
These spotted patterns were commonly found on cotton and linen print fabrics, often with a coarse, canvas-like texture or a fustian base (a balanced plain weave with linen warp and cotton weft).
Besides simple spots, dots were incorporated into more complex designs, such as within cartouches, alternating vertical strips, or alongside other motifs, as seen in various Alsatian textile designs from the 1840s.
In good antique condition- see photos for more details and description below.
Tiny spots in cream mount 29.5 x 20.9 cm (27.2 x 17cm)
amoeba pattern in cream mount 29.5 x 20.9 cm (27.5 x 18 cm)
Chevron red pattern in cream mount 35 x 28 cm (design 24.8x23cm) small tear in corner of design
Coral pattern in cream mount 35 x 28 cm (design 29.6 x 21cm) small tear in one corner of design
Multispots pattern in cream mount 29.5 x 21 cms (design28.3 x 20) small tear in one corner of design
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